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And I made acquaintance with such a man, practised in self-mortification,
Kamadamana by name, that he might give me instruction in that kind of life. I
visited him in the Dankaka forest where he lives, and where there are very many
other holy ...
And I made acquaintance with such a man, practised in self-mortification,
Kamadamana by name, that he might give me instruction in that kind of life. I
visited him in the Dankaka forest where he lives, and where there are very many
other holy ...
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Kamadamana had chosen this mossy, earthy home not for protection against the
weather, for he constantly exposed his frame to it, abetting the heat with
firebrands and the cold with wetness. No, it was only that he might know where
he ...
Kamadamana had chosen this mossy, earthy home not for protection against the
weather, for he constantly exposed his frame to it, abetting the heat with
firebrands and the cold with wetness. No, it was only that he might know where
he ...
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Even Sita and Nanda, who knew the whole thing, of course, heard their own story
all over again, horrible as it was, with pleasure from his lips, and Kamadamana,
although he maintained his Kajot- sarga position unmoved, presumably found it ...
Even Sita and Nanda, who knew the whole thing, of course, heard their own story
all over again, horrible as it was, with pleasure from his lips, and Kamadamana,
although he maintained his Kajot- sarga position unmoved, presumably found it ...
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Nutzerbericht - polutropos - LibraryThingFew pages, leaving the reader with much to think about. What is attraction? What is beauty? What is the role of love and lust in a relationship? What is, ultimately, morality? Written with a light, humorous touch, the book is unforgettable. Vollständige Rezension lesen
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Nutzerbericht - fieldnotes - LibraryThingThis folkloric, Hindu-light treatment of desire, loyalty and identity lacks the craft, gravity and heft of other Thomas Mann novels. His few prose outbursts in description of beauty or deity seem ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
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Abschnitt 2 | 50 |
Abschnitt 3 | 66 |
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Andhaka Anton Janson bathing-place beauty Bermann-Fischer Verlag Bhavabhuti blind bliss body Brahman breast BUDDENBROOKS called cried death DEATH IN VENICE deed desire dream embraced eyes face father feast feel fire Fischer Verlag flesh flowers friend-body Garga goat-nose goddess Goldfly H. T. Lowe-Porter hand happiness head and limbs headpiece heart hermit hips holy honour husband husband-body hushed Indra kadamba tree Kamadamana lips listen live look lovely Sita lucky-calf lock lust Maya Mother mountain mustard oil my-feeling ness Nirvana Novel Berlin pale polyandry round sacrifice Samsara sandalwood sense Shri Shrida sight Sita's Siyat soft soul speak spirit stood stout arms Sumantra sword swung tell things THOMAS MANN thou thought tion took Translated by H. T. TRANSPOSED HEADS tree turned unpeopled void Vedas voice warrior blood wedded Welfare of Cows womb words yearning youth
Bibliografische Informationen
| Titel | The Transposed Heads: A Legend of India |
| Autor | Thomas Mann |
| Übersetzt von | Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter |
| Verlag | A. A. Knopf, 1941 |
| Original von | University of Michigan |
| Digitalisiert | 22. Jan. 2007 |
| Länge | 194 Seiten |
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